WCBD media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WCBD in the centre. We have seen it on 53 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WCBD biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WCBD in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is WCBD left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WCBD in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is WCBD reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WCBD are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What WCBD has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WCBD’s own report linked underneath.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly sharing the locations of thousands of detainees facing deportation. This change makes it significantly harder for lawyers and relatives to find them, according to officials and immigration advocates.
WCBD reported it asAP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders (opens WCBD in a new tab)
Three major news organizations have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging a violation of First Amendment rights after their White House press credentials were revoked. The outlets seek immediate restoration of access.
WCBD reported it asNews outlets banned from White House to sue Trump administration (opens WCBD in a new tab)
Converse has removed a social media advertisement featuring K-pop singer Karina after critics said the imagery evoked racist symbols, including those associated with the Ku Klux Klan and lynching. The company issued an apology, stating they understood why the image was upsetting and had made a mistake.
WCBD reported it asConverse apologizes and pulls sneaker ad that critics said included racist imagery (opens WCBD in a new tab)
A Washington DC preservation official has urged the Trump administration to abandon plans for a 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery. C. Andrew Lewis proposed building slender columns instead, citing original designs from 1924.
WCBD reported it asFAA says proposed Trump arch will require 'eternal flame' on top to alert pilots (opens WCBD in a new tab)
Russian President Vladimir Putin will deliver a televised address to the nation on September 16 at 6 p.m. Moscow time. The speech is in anticipation of the upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled to take place from September 18 to 20. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced the president's speech.
WCBD reported it asRussia votes in wartime parliamentary election set to secure the Kremlin’s power (opens WCBD in a new tab)
Russia has begun a three-day parliamentary election, the first since the start of the war in Ukraine. Polling stations opened in the Far East, with President Vladimir Putin's party widely expected to win the 450 seats in the State Duma. Voting is also taking place in occupied Ukrainian territories.
WCBD reported it asRussia votes in wartime parliamentary election set to secure the Kremlin’s power (opens WCBD in a new tab)
The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points, marking the first such increase in over three years. The unanimous decision aims to combat inflation, and was followed by a significant drop in gold prices.
WCBD reported it asTrump blames Fed board for interest rate hikes (opens WCBD in a new tab)
LeJames Norman was executed by lethal injection in Texas on Wednesday for a 2005 triple murder. On the same day, a Georgia judge issued a stay of execution for Stacey Humphreys, citing a new sentencing law.
WCBD reported it asGeorgia death row inmate gets last-minute stay, for now, while an execution in Texas is on track (opens WCBD in a new tab)
Federal authorities have unsealed an indictment charging five individuals linked to Russian intelligence services with plotting targeted killings in the United States and European nations supporting Ukraine. The FBI announced it disrupted the alleged plot.
WCBD reported it asThe FBI thwarted a Russian plot to kill a prominent dissident in Washington, authorities say (opens WCBD in a new tab)
Three supporting acts have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's tour following the removal of rapper Macklemore. Macklemore was dropped by tour promoters for pro-Palestinian comments made during a performance. The departing acts cited solidarity with Macklemore and opposition to perceived silencing of voices speaking out against Israeli actions.
WCBD reported it asEd Sheeran's tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore (opens WCBD in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's request to enforce new U.S. Postal Service mail ballot regulations ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The court's order leaves in place a lower court injunction blocking the rules.
WCBD reported it asTrump rips justices on mail-in ballots: 'These are not the people I interviewed to serve' (opens WCBD in a new tab)
A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has alleged that the "Unlawful Voter Initiative" uses legally questionable tactics and unreliable data to investigate non-citizen voting. The initiative reportedly targets hundreds of thousands of individuals across the US, with agents allegedly instructed to pose as voters.
WCBD reported it asDHS voter probe may break state laws and wrongly implicate US citizens, whistleblower alleges (opens WCBD in a new tab)
The trial of Jason Eaton has begun in Burlington, Vermont, for the attempted murder of three Palestinian college students. Eaton claims intelligence agencies ordered him to shoot, while prosecutors contend he acted with intent and was not legally insane.
WCBD reported it asA Vermont man is on trial for shooting 3 Palestinian students. He claimed the CIA told him to do it (opens WCBD in a new tab)
A sexual assault trial is underway in New Hampshire for former youth counselor Jeffrey Buskey, 60. He faces 21 charges related to alleged abuse of four boys at a Manchester youth detention center in the late 1990s. The case is part of a larger scandal involving over 1,100 lawsuits.
WCBD reported it asEx-youth detention center counselor faces sex assault trial in New Hampshire (opens WCBD in a new tab)
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a coalition of Democratic-led cities and states have filed a lawsuit challenging a new Trump administration rule. The rule would allow immigration officials to deny green cards and visas to immigrants who use public benefits.
WCBD reported it asStates and cities sue over 'public charge' green card restrictions (opens WCBD in a new tab)
The Environmental Protection Agency is set to repeal rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from coal and natural gas power plants. Administrator Lee Zeldin stated the move could save billions for the industry and boost American energy.
WCBD reported it asTrump guts climate rules for coal and gas power plants (opens WCBD in a new tab)
Donald Trump has stated the United States can afford to send $5,000 to every adult American if Republicans retain control of Congress. He indicated the payments would be made after the election, and a White House budget official discussed the funding plan.
WCBD reported it asTrump says $5K dividend checks to Americans will 'happen 100 percent' (opens WCBD in a new tab)
A newly unveiled statue of Charlie Kirk at Turning Point USA's Phoenix headquarters was defaced with red paint. The vandalism occurred days after the statue's unveiling and coincided with the one-year anniversary of Kirk's assassination.
WCBD reported it asCharlie Kirk statue vandalized outside of Turning Point USA headquarters (opens WCBD in a new tab)
A federal appeals court has invalidated a Trump administration order that compelled the JH Campbell coal plant in Michigan to remain operational beyond its planned retirement. The court found the Energy Department lacked the legal authority to issue such emergency orders.
WCBD reported it asFederal court rejects Trump order keeping Michigan coal plant open (opens WCBD in a new tab)
Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, a new poll shows they remain a significant historical event for many Americans. While about two-thirds believe 9/11 impacted the country, few plan to commemorate the upcoming anniversary.
WCBD reported it as9/11 attacks among 'most important historic events' in US adults' lifetimes: Poll (opens WCBD in a new tab)
Who says so
3 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
Very high factuality
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
- Nexstar Media GroupMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
- Official site
- counton2.com
- Seen publishing on
- counton2.com
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 53
- Reports listed
- 54
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
54 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. WCBD is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 53 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of WCBD: its report arrived a median of 17 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 22 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 22 September 2026. Ratings pulled 8 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as WCBD, also publishing from United States, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
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